Description

There Are Currently 7388 Units Available Under Management by the Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency. These Low-income Housing Units Consist of Section 8, Public Housing, and Low-income Housing Tax Credit Properties. the Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency Serves the Nashville, Metropolitan Area.

In May 1939, an application was submitted to the U.S. Housing Authority for the construction of two low rent housing projects. Approval of this application was received in July of that year and construction soon began on Boscobel Heights (later renamed in honor of James A. Cayce, first active Board Chairman who died during construction) and J.C. Napier Homes. In August 1939, the Nashville Housing Authority also took over the operation of Cheatham Place and Andrew Jackson homes from the U.S. Housing Authority. From those earliest years and on through new construction and renovation that continue to today, the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency has served the citizens of Nashville, currently providing safe, decent and affordable housing to thousands of families.